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President Barack Obama’s proposed education budget for the next fiscal year focused on student debt and affordability issues, as well as STEM education.

Obama Budget Addresses Student Debt

By Lisa Burgoa February 23, 2016

President Barack Obama’s 2017 proposed education budget, released Feb. 9, aims to tackle issues of college debt and affordability as well as bolster science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related...

Obama Presents Youth Employment Plan

By Matthew Larson February 12, 2016

President Barack Obama allocated nearly $5.5 billion in his recently proposed fiscal year 2017 budget to help more than one million young people gain crucial work experience in order to obtain their...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Shares Leadership Values

By Tara Subramaniam February 2, 2016

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald emphasized the need for values-based leadership to find individual and team success to a crowd of about 150 in Gaston Hall on Friday. Former Secretary of Defense...

Obama Proposes Executive Gun Control Action

By Charlotte Allen January 22, 2016

In response to the recent series of mass shootings around the country, President Barack Obama outlined a set of executive actions to address the issue of gun violence in a speech given from the White House...

Beeck Center Aids White House Fundraiser for Clean Energy

By Toby Hung July 9, 2015

The university announced Tuesday that the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation has helped the White House and Department of Energy raise $4 billion to invest into clean energy companies in the...

How Sweet The Sound

How Sweet The Sound

By Kate Riga July 4, 2015

Barack Obama’s presidency has had no shortage of hard knocks. An obstinate and childish Congress, very public and embarrassing fumbles (especially of the foreign affairs variety), and a critical and...

Unconstructive Criticism: ISIS Policy in the GOP Crosshairs

By Matthew Gregory June 25, 2015

“Weak.” “Misguided.” “An abject failure.” Over the past several months, these criticisms have been hurled at President Barack Obama by an array of pundits and politicians for his policies...

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President Barack Obama discussed the cost of poverty in Gaston Hall on Tuesday.

Obama Discusses Cost of Poverty

By Katherine Richardson May 13, 2015

President Barack Obama discussed the moral and economic costs of poverty in a panel in Gaston Hall on Tuesday. Moderated by Washington Post columnist and McCourt School of Public Policy professor E.J....

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President Barack Obama, pictured at December’s College Opportunity Day of Action, signed the Student Aid Bill of Rights on March 10.

Bill of Rights Targets Student Debt

By Deirdre Collins March 20, 2015

President Barack Obama signed the Student Aid Bill of Rights on March 10, proposing 19 executive actions to provide student loan borrowers with additional rights and resources to receive and pay off...

Obama Signs Student Aid Bill of Rights

By Kristen Fedor March 12, 2015

President Barack Obama signed the Student Aid Bill of Rights, a memorandum that directs several government agencies through 19 new executive actions that aim to further protect student loan borrowers,...

President Obama Congratulates Georgetown

By Emily Min and Emily Min March 1, 2015

Today marks the 200th anniversary of Georgetown's charter, officially incorporating the university into the District of Columbia. Signed by James Madison back in 1815, our current president, Barack Obama,...

Proposal Extends College Tax Credit

By Matthew Larson February 3, 2015

President Barack Obama announced his proposal to permanently extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit past its current expiration date in 2017 as part of his effort to improve college affordability for...

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